Yeah, sheep sweat, not sheep fat! ;-)
But let me point out that the copper salts in the tubing of your horn
are an *extremely* effective antimicrobial. There is not much
growing in there, I'd wager.
Carlisle
-professional biologist and very amateur horn player who uses Bag
Balm
Carlisle
On Feb 4, 2009, at 1:34 PM, Ellen Woodard wrote:
And what, pray tell, was the piece?
Ellen Woodard
(a horn player who does a lot more ringing - handbells, that is -
these days)
Carlisle Landel wrote:
So there I was, subbing on 4th for the local community orchestra. (I
got the plea
So there I was, subbing on 4th for the local community orchestra. (I
got the plea for me to sub with two rehearsals to go, including
dress.) One piece was a premiere of an orchestral arrangement of a
piece that included handbells. It was dress rehearsal and it turned
out that there
While we are on the subject, how in the world did they maintain
intonation playing outside in the cold? Or was it faked?
Carlisle
On Jan 20, 2009, at 2:07 PM, William Gross wrote:
Anyone else disappointed in the John Williams piece? I was hoping for
something scored for violin, cello,
On Dec 2, 2008, at 4:25 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I(4) Is anyone familiar with any good Christmas music for horn and
piano, or
unaccompanied horn?
There is a Canadian Brass collection of Christmas carols for horn and
piano. Fairly easy, but fun to play. Comes with a CD that has the
, the Lime Away will take care of
the metal oxide, but you may also need a good grease remover.
A better life through chemistry!
Regards,
Carlisle
On Sep 28, 2008, at 5:28 PM, Carlisle Landel wrote:
Hornfolk,
I played a couple of concerts a while ago where the concert attire
was the usual
Hornfolk,
I played a couple of concerts a while ago where the concert attire
was the usual white shirt and black pants.
I hadn't cleaned my horn for a while, so the slides were a bit, well,
messy. You know, that little bit of black gunk on the slides, the
combination of slide grease
me too. We were given a rubber tree as a present one time
and my asthma was worse. So, we gave it to someone else to take
care of.
Dawn
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date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 15:12:24 -0400
from: Carlisle Landel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
subject: Re: [Hornlist] technicolor mpcs
Dawn,
Sulfur (sulphur
I think the music was indeed dubbed in. Look at the failure to sync
sound and music at the very end; more importantly note that at the
start, the string track comes in *before* anyone starts playing.
Still, you've got to love the image, illusory or not, of Jeff Bryant*
showing up and
Fantastic! I'm still laughing!
Thanks for sharing this story.
Carlisle
On May 15, 2008, at 2:44 PM, hans wrote:
Once in a Vienna Phil Concert under Leonard Bernstein,
Wolfgang Tomboeck´s mute fell off the music stand, but he
tried to catch it by his foot, but he was too fast strong,
so he
I think Hans is traveling in China, so the problem may be due to the
vagaries of whatever method he is using to access the list. Perhaps
it even has something to do with the Chinese government's penchant
for censoring net traffic.
Carlisle
On Mar 14, 2008, at 9:49 AM, William Gross
Hans,
It could have been a member of the the United States Marine Band,
The President's Own. Their primary military mission is to supply
music for the President of the US.
You can have a look at their website and have a look around--the
members of the band and their photos are displayed
Kjellrn,
No, that is a drama. From Hans' description, he was watching some
sort of documentary.
Carlisle
On Feb 21, 2008, at 10:47 AM, Kjellrun Hestekin wrote:
It wouldn't have been The West Wing, would it??
Kjellrun K. Hestekin
School of Music
Memorial University
St. John's, NL
On Feb 8, 2008, at 7:10 PM, Mark Syslo wrote:
Open or 1 on 4th-line D?
Open, of course, as everyone else has pointed out.
I was switched to horn from trumpet in middle school. I was
essentially handed the horn and, I suppose, a fingering chart, and
compliant kid that I was, I dutifully
You had shoes?!?!
On Feb 5, 2008, at 4:54 PM, Steve Haflich wrote:
From: Wendell Rider [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Back in my day, we made our corks from shoe leather.
Back in my day, we made our own shoe leather.
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post: horn@music.memphis.edu
Morris,
In addition to this excellent advice, it is helpful if you edit the
Subject line of your email so that it reflects your actual subject.
Also, it isn't just Windows mail clients that allow you to edit
emails; Mac clients and most web mail applications also allow editing.
Carlisle
By the way, are there any members of the Melbourne Symphony on this
list? Or do any list members have friends in that ensemble? It
would be interesting to hear the story from somebody who was there.
Carlisle
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A buddy of mine sent the following video link :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNmjzJh_YvgNR=1
And here is how they did it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0r-xXTX-QFkfeature=related
I think I need to learn to play the Beer-a-phone!
Carlisle
___
Just a point of clarification. Your mileage will vary by insurance
company. Here in the US, some companies will insure your horn as
part of your standard homeowner's or renter's policy, and others will
require a separate rider on the policy for musical instruments, in
which case you will
while shipping the
horn, and
the insurance includes damage - not just loss/theft. I am eagerly
awaiting
Valerie's response to Dave Weiner's question, as this is the crux
of the
current thread.
Fred
On 1/3/08, Carlisle Landel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Just a point of clarification. Your
Hi Luke,
I'd love a copy!
Thanks,
Carlisle
On Dec 24, 2007, at 12:58 PM, Luke Zyla wrote:
I have a little trilogy of Christmas Tunes arranged for 3 horns
that I dished up a few years ago. Anyone that would like a copy,
just email me and I will send it to you. It is in Finale 2007
On Dec 13, 2007, at 3:34 PM, Dawn McCandless wrote:
Skimming over the list I see more about band music. We all have to
remember that the original band music was written for Eb Alto horns
(peck horns). They were a marching instrument pure and simple.
They wanted a more orchestrated sound
Does your hose-a-phone have a bell?
The esteemed Dr. Professor Cabbage will be able to comprehensively
explain the physics of what is going on.
Carlisle
On Dec 14, 2007, at 2:01 PM, King, Andrew D wrote:
Why is my hose out of tune?
I commute an hour and 15 minutes each way to work every
Photocopy the following page and place the photocopy on the stand
next to the first page to which you refer. No page turn is then needed.
Carlisle
On Dec 1, 2007, at 8:20 AM, Alon reuven wrote:
Hi all , can anyone tell me how the %^*$!! can I turn pages in the
Ligetti
trio ?the guy
Dawn,
I think that there is another answer: You simply aren't seeing the
music that has the good horn parts. Trust me, there are composers
and arrangers of modern band music who definitely know how to write
good horn parts.
Carlisle
On Nov 24, 2007, at 9:12 PM, Dawn McCandless wrote:
Hans,
Still waiting for part 2. As I recall, you were going to set the
world altitude record for playing horn--am I correct? Did you succeed?
Carlisle
On Nov 18, 2007, at 1:14 AM, hans wrote:
[snip]
Continued tomorrow.
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post:
Hans,
Welcome back!
When will we hear about your trip?
nonhorn
The short answer for the problem with the US dollar, as I understand
it (and I am *not* and economist!) is that the US has increased
spending and cut taxes, meaning that it has to borrow money (from
overseas) to make up the
Valerie,
nerd alert
One can imagine a couple of explanations for the phenomenon.
Remember that the water in your horn is, for most part, condensate.
The ability of water to remain in vapor phase in air is in part
dependent upon air pressure. His is the practical example: if you
fly a
On Aug 8, 2007, at 9:27 AM, Milton Kicklighter wrote:
Hi All,
I just thought I would add a little old fashioned remedies to the
ear
thing.
When I was quite young I used to have ear infections all the time. My
mother would take the juice of a hot onion strong onion
warm it up
and
Guys, it's Herb Alpert's version of Zorba.
Carlisle
On Jun 10, 2007, at 1:08 AM, G wrote:
People, people, come on...he's miming to a recording.
Gary
--- Valerie WELLS [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I don't have video capacity to see this. Is this
person playing two
instruments or a double
*Exactly* like Herb Alperts!
On Jun 8, 2007, at 3:26 PM, harveycor wrote:
...as if we didn't have enough trouble with just one horn
...the question now is, how does this guy's chops work?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vJxl8y4ax8Mmode=relatedsearch=
On May 30, 2007, at 10:59 AM, hans wrote:
Wait until Nov.1st, when I will breach the altitude record
for horn playing, wait see it in Youtube then. No joke !
Once the secret is out and the video posted, we expect a full report
on the particulars of your feat!
Best,
Carlisle
Reminds me of this scene from This Is Spinal Tap, 1984 mock
documentary of the world's loudest rock and roll band, where the
interviewer is being shown the band's amplifiers:
Nigel Tufnel: The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the
board, eleven, eleven, eleven and...
Marty
Hey Larry,
*Everybody* knows how to fix a spit valve. Most of us know zero
about metal thickness and horn response.
Go figure ;-)
Carlisle
-Spit valve? Spit valves? We don't need no stinkin' spit valves!
On May 10, 2007, at 2:05 AM, Larry Jellison wrote:
So far, eight detailed
Bunch,
Another option for cushion material is to go to the local hardware
store and look for an O-ring made with material with a diameter that
matches the size of the cushion that you need. Then all you need to
do is cut out a section of the ring and glue it place. No cutting a
flat
Hi Valerie,
Actually, if you think about it, if the oil is able to solubilize the
slide grease, then oiling the horn should also remove excess grease
from the rotors, no?Oh, wait, it depends on the the relative
solubilities.
OK, so maybe the difference between the two of us is in what we
Valerie,
The trick for oiling via the slides while not dissolving the grease
into the rotors is to put the oil into the slide itself, then push
the slide all the way in with the open or rotor end of the slide
pointing up so the oil stays in the slide. Once the slide is all the
way in,
Alon,
I'm assuming you are maybe talking about issues of the horn list
email that you are archiving? Or is it something else. No worries,
there are solutions.
If you are using a Mac, all files are indexed for title, and files
with text are indexed for content. You simply use the
From http://www.conn-selmer.com/content/resources/serialno.php:
Note: From 1974 to present - The prefix number plus 50 will give you
the date manufactured.
For example: Serial# 24-58637 = 24 + 50 = 1974
From http://www.musictrader.com/conn.html:
Note: From 1987 on, the two-digit prefix
Marc,
Cool story!
If you google Airbus A340-300 Wiener Philharmoniker at
images.google.com, you will see a nice collection of photos.
The best, I think, is here:
http://euro302.web.infoseek.co.jp/airplane/nrt/os-a340-300-kinka.jpg
Really nice paint job!
Professor Hans, do you actually
Hans et al.,
This issue is beginning to be addressed in the courts. Google/
YouTube is being sued by Viacom for copyright infringement to the
tune of US$ 1 billion.
You can find details, ironically enough, using Google.
Carlisle
On Mar 15, 2007, at 6:34 AM, hans wrote:
Hello list
On Mar 14, 2007, at 3:40 PM, Margaret Dikel wrote:
[snip] One suggestion: try working with just one earplug. You may
find that
works to allow you to block out most of the percussion while still
hearing enough
to be comfortable.
I'll second this opinion. I was once seated for a season in
Folks,
When you see a message like this, it is most likely going to be
counterproductive to reply to the list. Note that the sender
probably has *not* been receiving list traffic (thus the query), so a
response to the list is unlikely to be seen by the sender.
Instead, reply directly to
But of course! Bwaah-ha-ha-ha :-D
On Mar 5, 2007, at 4:07 PM, Fred Baucom wrote:
Well, duh!! On the other hand, this provides an opportunity to
talk about the sender 'behind his back', so to speak...
- Original Message
From: Carlisle Landel [EMAIL PROTECTED
Dave,
Start calling insurance agents and see what you can get. Your
mileage will vary by company.
I've had various homeowners insurance policies through the years, and
some have covered my horn, while others required a separate addendum
to the policy. You'll just have to shop around.
Ron,
The first thing to ask (as was implied by Hans) is What is the cause
of the stiffness?
Stiffness after exercise is due to damage to the tissue. So you
first have to ask yourself if you are damaging the tissue through bad
technique, that is, excessive pressure which will cause
On Jan 4, 2007, at 5:36 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The guy with the bomb in his shoe didn't hurt anyone, but the
disruption caused by making every passenger remove his shoes is the
result he really wanted.
Just be thankful that he was the shoe bomber, not the underwear
bomber! ;-)
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